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About 500 plush dogs and cats are spread out with help from Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department Cpl. Corey Cavalieri on Thursday at the Aaron Center in Dickson City, with more stuffed animals to be donated in the next few weeks.
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On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Joseph P. McDonald manned the switchboard at Fort Shafter in Hawaii when he received the alarming message that radar had detected a large number of planes approaching from the north, heading fast for Oahu.
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Published: June 4, 2013

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The tradition of raising funds for Baptist Bible College & Seminary scholarships through play at a championship-caliber golf course continued in May, when more than $60,000 was raised during the President's Golf Classic at Glen Oak Country Club, Ken Knelly reports.

Nearly 90 golfers and 27 sponsors participated in the event, which has been held annually in Northeast Pennsylvania since 2005.

"We greatly appreciate the generosity of these sponsors and golfers," said BBC&S President Jim Jeffery. "They are enabling us to provide greater scholarships for students and making a tremendous investment in the future."

"It has been my pleasure to work with the staff of BBC&S and our dedicated golf committee members over the past seven months to put together what has become one of the premier golf tournaments in Northeast Pennsylvania," said Jim Burke, senior vice president and regional lending executive at Luzerne Bank. "I am thankful for the community's generous support and for being part of such a worthwhile cause."

Jewish Family Service of Lackawanna County will present its 2013 award for outstanding service to Seth Gross of Scranton tonight. Seth will be honored at JFS's 98th annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center.

The part-time executive director of Temple Israel, Seth has combined a career in the private business sector with volunteering in the Jewish community. Believing that "selfless service is an obligation of Jewish citizenship," his commitment to helping others "shines as an example of everything that Jewish Family Services holds in esteem," according to JFS.

Seth and his wife, the former Sheryl Jacobowitz, are the parents of Rachel Gross, who is married to H.P. Baker, and Shoshana Gross, married to Sandy Bodzin. They have three grandchildren, Elle Baker and Adin and Avi Bodzin.

The sixth annual Abington Heights fourth-grade career day at Clarks Summit Elementary School was enhanced by the participation of area professionals who volunteer their time to talk with students each year, according to Jacquelyn Gaidula, elementary school counselor at Newton Ransom/South Abington Elementary, who organized the event with Jason Munley. Among those who participated in the career day were Dr. Christopher Andres; Corey Bugno, director of operations for Winston-Salem Dash; Kelly Cardone, an animal behavior specialist; Sarah Hofius Hall, The Times-Tribune education writer; attorney Kelly Healey; Dr. Joseph Karam, an orthodontist; police Officer Tom Ksiazek; police Chief Joseph Laguzzi; Robert Lombardo, a pilot; Margo Longstreet, a certified veterinary technician; Kunihiko Matsui, an architect; Wildlife Conservation Officer Aaron Morrow; Dr. Linda Nestor, a veterinarian; and Marc Tobin, an illustrator.

- TERRY BONIFANTI

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